Lou Reed Metal Machine Music

The Wire: "It actually sounds more dynamic and complex than the original, but sticks to the contours of Reed's piece faithfully."
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item number:  32G99
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CD Details

  • Released: October 10, 2000
  • Originally Released: 2000
  • Label: Buddha

Entertainment Reviews:

Spin - p.78
"MMM has inspired generations of background din since."
Uncut - p.102
3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ince its release in 1975 METAL MACHINE MUSIC has been reappraised as an important piece of avant-garde classical music and a forerunner of industrial rock."
Uncut - p.106
4 stars out of 5 -- "Get in the right frame of mind, and listening to MMM can be as meditative as observing the diurnal course of the Empire State Building."
Alternative Press - 3/01, p.88
"...Heard now, METAL MACHINE strikes us as a mellow Merzbow work with neo-classical aspirations. What once seemed like a freeform f**k-off to rock music now seems ripe for study in college composition courses."
The Wire - p.64
"It actually sounds more dynamic and complex than the original, but sticks to the contours of Reed's piece faithfully."
The Wire - p.35
Included in The Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2007".
Mojo (Publisher) - p.111
3 stars out of 5 -- "[B]oth a sensual post-rock symphony and a right old racket. Ahead of its time, too, for the thrilling lock groove finale anticipates virtually every rhythmic development made since."

Tracks:

  • 1.Metal Machine Music Pt. I
  • 2.Metal Machine Music Pt. II
  • 3.Metal Machine Music Pt. III
  • 4.Metal Machine Music Pt. IV

Product Info

  • UPC: 744659975226
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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